City Lens

AT EYE level, as if you're taking a photo, point your phone at a street and the names of nearby points of interest will be overlaid on the screen. Search by restaurants, hotels, sights, shops and points of interest, or all at once. In St Kilda, shops and restaurants displayed clearly but Sydney Harbour was the only ''famous'' Australian point of interest; Copacabana beach and Yellowstone National Park, about 13,000kilometres away, came up. ''Sights'' yielded more relevant results, with St Kilda Botanic Gardens and Luna Park, plus what seemed like every church and temple in the area. Tap the icon for information, including contact details and directions. Photos and reviews can be added. Point the camera downward to see a local map.

C25K

FROM couch potato to running five kilometres in eight weeks sounded good to me when a martial-arts instructor mentioned it after I apologised for not being fit. Online forums and support groups abound. I'm halfway through and I love this simple, no-fuss app. Three half-hour sessions a week is an easy commitment. With a motivational quote to start, it alternates walking with jogging - with a timer and voice instruction - slowly increasing jogging time each week.